Whether you’re looking to be entertained or enlightened, Gig Harbor Now covers fun and informational events taking place in the community.
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When the boats line up Saturday, Dec. 10, for the annual Lighted Boat Parade, they’ll be part of a continuous tradition that dates back to the 1970s or earlier. Even when many events were canceled due to COVID-19, the parade still was able to light up the harbor on a December evening, according to Robert
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Editor’s note: Danielle Kartes’ appearance was canceled due to illness. The Sugar Plum Fairy has arrived in the harbor, in cocktail form. She’s pink, sweet, and bright like the splendor of the season. To balance her sweet side is the grapefruit and pomelo-flavored Florescence vodka, topped off with fresh rosemary and cranberries, all set in
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The city’s holiday tree is lit and this week’s calendar is packed with events to celebrate the season. Say hi to Santa After a two-year absence, hayrides with Santa are back from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9 and 10. Board the hay wagon at Timberland Bank on Judson Street for a
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A 35-foot Douglas fir, harvested from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, came to life at Skansie Park in Gig Harbor on Saturday, Dec. 3. The event included holiday music, an appearance by Santa and Mrs Claus and more. Downtown Gig Harbor will be lit up again next weekend during the Gig Harbor Yacht Club’s Lighted Boat Parade.
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Buckle-up and hold on. December is upon us and the calendar is spinning with holiday festivities. TideFest returns to Gig Harbor High School Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3 and 4, with more than 100 artists and crafters from all over the Northwest selling their work. Shoppers will find glass art, sculpture, pottery, jewelry and clothing,
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Rigging units, silks, hoops, and ropes hang from the ceiling of a studio space in the lower level of Narrows Business Park in Gig Harbor. Young people — and some not-so-young —climb, twist, and seemingly defy gravity as they practice acrobatics and circus arts. They wrap their feet, legs, arms, and bodies around the apparatuses
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The holiday spirit is on display all over town this week. Thanksgiving weekend means Winterfest at Peninsula High School. More than 130 artists and crafters will show and sell their work Saturday and Sunday. For sale will be everything from doll clothes to wooden maps to spices and sauces to jewelry to art made from
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The 14th Chum Festival is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 19 and 20, at Donkey Creek Park in Gig Harbor.
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The calendar is filling fast as we move into the holiday season. This week’s special events include the return of the Chum Festival, music concerts, theater performances, book signings and more. Get chummy with the fish Presented by Harbor WildWatch, the Chum Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20
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“We always come for happy hour because it’s only five dollars,” Gig Harbor resident Tessa Rhymer says in-between chuckles and smiles as she bowls with her kids on a cloudy autumn afternoon at Ocean5, a 57,000-square-foot entertainment and meeting center in West Gig Harbor. She points down toward the floor and adds, “and you can
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